Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Coupland spent less per resident in 2022 than 98% of similar cities
Coupland’s city government spent $3,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $9 per resident.
What stands out about how Coupland is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$9 per resident in 2022: less than 98% of them
Coupland’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($9 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $433, and the middle half spent $185–$752. Coupland spent less than 98% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Coupland itself left out).
About $9 per resident a year, or $0.02 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Coupland collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No trend yet
Coupland reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Coupland
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Coupland’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofcouplandtx.us ↗.
Coupland Independent School District
Coupland’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,355 per pupil, $9,345 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
Taylor Independent School District · $12,755 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Coupland’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Coupland alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Williamson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.2%155,310 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.7%147,766 votesOthers: 2.1% (6,439 votes).
Most votes in Williamson County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Coupland lies in Williamson County. Every 2024 race in Williamson County is on the county’s page.
Williamson County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Coupland.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofcouplandtx.us ↗
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Coupland’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Coupland’s government
How much does Coupland spend per resident?
About $9 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $9 was less than 98% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Coupland’s government?
See cityofcouplandtx.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Coupland yet.
How did Coupland vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Coupland alone. Williamson County, where 100% of Coupland lies, voted Trump 50.2%, Harris 47.7% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Coupland in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Charles Schwertner) and State House District 52 (Caroline Harris Davila). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Coupland’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →